- one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs ), the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenians, etc. (Southern Slavs ), and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs ).
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slavs; Slavic.
- a member of any of the peoples of E Europe or NW Asia who speak a Slavonic language
